The Best Sean Astin Movies, Ranked
100 credits from 1983 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is 50 First Dates (2004) with $199M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sean Astin Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sean Astin is credited on. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) leads with 87, followed by Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024) at 86. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020 · Fantasy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps 2024 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Unleashed 2017 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Hard Miles 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters 2020 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Gloria Bell 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Charming the Hearts of Men 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 iMordecai 2023 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Shift 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Adverse 2021 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Dead Ant 2019 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Hero Mode 2021 · Comedy
Biggest Sean Astin Box Office Hits
Sean Astin's films have made $505M worldwide in total. 50 First Dates (2004) is the biggest hit at $199M, ahead of The Goonies (1985) ($64.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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50 First Dates 2004 · Comedy $199M $121M dom. - 2
The Goonies 1985 · Adventure $64.5M $63.7M dom. - 3
Encino Man 1992 · Comedy $40.7M $40.7M dom. - 4
Like Father Like Son 1987 · Fantasy $34.4M $34.4M dom. - 5
Memphis Belle 1990 · Action $27.4M $27.4M dom. - 6
Rudy 1993 · Biography $22.9M $22.9M dom. - 7
Love Hurts 2025 · Action $17.5M $15.7M dom. - 8
Toy Soldiers 1991 · Action $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 9
Do You Believe? 2015 · Drama $14.4M $13M dom. - 10
Woodlawn 2015 · Drama $14.4M $14.4M dom.
The Best Sean Astin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sean Astin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Hard Miles (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Hard Miles 2024 · as Speedy Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 17 films Unleashed 2017 Movie Echo Score: 82
- Adventure 8 films Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps 2024 · as Dog Movie Echo Score: 86
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Family 5 films Elvis Has Left the Building 2004 · as Aaron - Action 5 films Love Hurts 2025 · as Cliff Cussick Movie Echo Score: 28
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Animation 5 films The Hero of Color City 2014 - Sci-Fi 3 films The Shift 2023 · as Gabriel Movie Echo Score: 70
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Horror 3 films Vindicta 2023 · as Rick Movie Echo Score: 15 - Fantasy 3 films Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020 · as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice) Movie Echo Score: 87
The Best Sean Astin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sean Astin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Sean Astin Movies
The most recent films Sean Astin is credited on, newest first — starting with Matter of Time (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Matter of Time 2026 · Gibbs -
Pet Investigators 2025 · Jimmy the Butcher -
Guns of Redemption 2025 · Parson Dyer - Love Hurts 2025 · Cliff Cussick
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The Man in the White Van 2024 · William -
The Invisible Raptor 2024 · William 'Willie' Walsh - Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps 2024 · Dog
- Hard Miles 2024 · Speedy
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Holiday Twist 2023 · Whitmer - The Shift 2023 · Gabriel
- Vindicta 2023 · Rick
- iMordecai 2023 · Marvin
The Best Sean Astin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sean Astin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sean Astin movie?
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) is the best-rated Sean Astin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024) (86) and Unleashed (2017) (82). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sean Astin movie?
50 First Dates (2004) made the most at the box office, with $199M worldwide, followed by The Goonies (1985) with $64.5M. Together, Sean Astin's films with box office figures have made $505M.
What is the best Sean Astin drama movie?
Hard Miles (2024) is the best-rated of Sean Astin's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Unleashed (comedy), Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (adventure) and Elvis Has Left the Building (family).
What is the newest Sean Astin movie?
The newest film on Sean Astin's filmography is Matter of Time (2026), with Sean Astin as Gibbs.
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